MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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